Chords for Sufjan Stevens, "Should Have Known Better" (Official Audio)
Tempo:
121.35 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
C
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[Em] [A] .
[Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[C] .
[Em] .
I should have known [A] better To see what I could [G] see.
My [C] black shroud Holding down [Bm] my feelings.
A pillar for my [C] enemies I .
[Em] should have wrote a letter.
[A] And breathed what I [G] happened to grieve My black [C] shroud.
I never [Bm] trust my feelings I waited for the [C] remedy .
When [Am] .
I [C] was three Three, [Bm] maybe four.
She left us at [C] that video store [G] Oh, [D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[G] Oh, be my rest, be [C] my fantasy.
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[Em] [A] .
[G] .
[C] [Bm] .
[C] .
[Em] I'm like a nasty [A] feather A bright, nasty hurricane [G] breeze.
My [C] black shroud Frightened by [G] my feelings.
I only wanna be your [C] relief .
[Em] No one better go get [A] out.
The demon that is now [G] on me My black [C] shroud.
I'm the captain of my [D] feelings The only thing I wanna [C] believe.
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[Am] And when I [C] was three And free to [D] explore.
I saw her face [C] on the back of the door [G] Oh, be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[Em] Oh, [G] .
[D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy .
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[G] [C] .
[Bm] .
[G] [D] [C] .
I .
[D] [Em] .
[Bm] [G] should have known [C] better Nothing can [D] be changed.
The past is [G] still the past [D] The bridge to nowhere.
[C] I should have wrote a letter [D] Explaining what [Em] I feel.
[D] That empty [G] feeling Oh, bad [C] girl.
I concentrate [D] on seeing The breakers in [G] the bar.
[D] The neighbors [G] breathing My brother had a [C] daughter.
[D] The beauty that [Em] she brings [D] [G] Illumination.
Oh, bad [C] girl There is [D] nothing left.
The breakers [G] in the bar [D] No reason to [G] live .
I'm a foot in the feather [C] A [D] rose flower [G] in the spear.
[D] Where you can [G] reach me I'm your [C] best friend.
Nothing can [Bm] be changed Can't [G] believe the bridge.
[D] The drunken .
[G] sailor My brother had a [C] daughter.
[D] The beauty that [G] she brings [D] [C] Illumination Illumination [G] [C] Illumination .
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[Em] .
[F#] [Em] .
[Am] .
[G] .
[F#] .
[Em] [A] .
[Em] .
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[Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[C] .
[Em] .
I should have known [A] better To see what I could [G] see.
My [C] black shroud Holding down [Bm] my feelings.
A pillar for my [C] enemies I .
[Em] should have wrote a letter.
[A] And breathed what I [G] happened to grieve My black [C] shroud.
I never [Bm] trust my feelings I waited for the [C] remedy .
When [Am] .
I [C] was three Three, [Bm] maybe four.
She left us at [C] that video store [G] Oh, [D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[G] Oh, be my rest, be [C] my fantasy.
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[Em] [A] .
[G] .
[C] [Bm] .
[C] .
[Em] I'm like a nasty [A] feather A bright, nasty hurricane [G] breeze.
My [C] black shroud Frightened by [G] my feelings.
I only wanna be your [C] relief .
[Em] No one better go get [A] out.
The demon that is now [G] on me My black [C] shroud.
I'm the captain of my [D] feelings The only thing I wanna [C] believe.
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[Am] And when I [C] was three And free to [D] explore.
I saw her face [C] on the back of the door [G] Oh, be my rest, [C] be my fantasy.
[Em] Oh, [G] .
[D] be my rest, [C] be my fantasy .
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[G] [C] .
[Bm] .
[G] [D] [C] .
I .
[D] [Em] .
[Bm] [G] should have known [C] better Nothing can [D] be changed.
The past is [G] still the past [D] The bridge to nowhere.
[C] I should have wrote a letter [D] Explaining what [Em] I feel.
[D] That empty [G] feeling Oh, bad [C] girl.
I concentrate [D] on seeing The breakers in [G] the bar.
[D] The neighbors [G] breathing My brother had a [C] daughter.
[D] The beauty that [Em] she brings [D] [G] Illumination.
Oh, bad [C] girl There is [D] nothing left.
The breakers [G] in the bar [D] No reason to [G] live .
I'm a foot in the feather [C] A [D] rose flower [G] in the spear.
[D] Where you can [G] reach me I'm your [C] best friend.
Nothing can [Bm] be changed Can't [G] believe the bridge.
[D] The drunken .
[G] sailor My brother had a [C] daughter.
[D] The beauty that [G] she brings [D] [C] Illumination Illumination [G] [C] Illumination .
[Am] .
[Em] .
[F#] [Em] .
[Am] .
[G] .
[F#] .
[Em] [A] .
[Em] .
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